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Metrics and Tools for Construction Productivity Project

Ongoing
What is the problem? Although the construction industry is a major sector of the U.S. economy, it has experienced a perceived period of decline in productivity[1]. Due to the critical lack of measurement methods, however, the magnitude of the productivity problem in the construction industry is
The Metrics & Tools project assesses whole building sustainability for buildings located in 228 U.S. cities.

Metrics and Tools for Sustainable Buildings

Ongoing
Objective: Develop, integrate, apply, and deploy measurement science assessing the sustainability performance of energy technologies and systems in an integrated building design and operation context, and provide the necessary information to stakeholders to make more sustainable choices in